The current building was built in 1926,[3][4] and, as Baton Rouge High School, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

The campus underwent a two-year renovation and expansion starting in 2010, resulting in the addition of two new wings to the main building.

Baton Rouge High is also one of the highest-ranked schools in the state, and consistently wins state-level academic competitions.

Numerous district and state championships have been won as is attested by the vast collection of trophies on view in the lobby.

[citation needed] The main three to four story neo-Gothic brick and terra cotta building, along with a 8.5 acres (3.4 ha) portion of the campus, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 6, 1986.

[2][8][9] The 4th floor of the school used to be home to the band, orchestra, and pool for the swim team, but is now closed off to the student body.

[13][14] The school offers 27 Advanced Placement classes, including Science Lab, with an additional American Government course speculated for 2008–2009.

Having a college-preparatory Magnet program, the school employs a rigorous curriculum resulting in almost all of its graduates attending college.

It received a special award in 2004 from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., distinguishing it as one of five schools in the nation excelling in performing arts.

Joanne Chien, class of 2010, won 5 individual state titles in her career, including setting a 5A record in the 100-yard backstroke in 2007.

The school's basketball team won State Championships in 1968 (3A), 1961 (3A), 1954 (2A), 1950 (2A), 1932 (1A), 1911 (2A), 1910 (1A), 1909 (1A)[24] The school has won the Southern Quality Ford Cup (previously Picadilly Cup), the all-sports trophy, several times[citation needed], despite not competing in football, basketball, or baseball.

[23] The cross-country program was a dominant force in the 1980s and early 1990s as the men's team won 9 consecutive state titles from 1980 to 1988.

The men's gymnastics team, as of the end of the 2010–2011 school year, under the tutelage of longtime coach Kevin Nee, has won 7 of the last 9 LHSAA state championships, including four straight from 2002 to 2005.

Saul Rothschild was also a two-time state cross-country champion, in 1980 and 1981, when BRHS was classified as 3A (and the largest classification at the time was 4A).

They were also a part of the Girls Doubles All-Metro Team along with Baton Rouge High's Ashley Alfred and Sophia Akinniyi.

The women's soccer team (as of 2010) has advanced to the regional playoffs (round of 16) each of the last four years, including reaching the state semifinals in 2009 as an underdog #6 seed, upsetting #3 Mt.

In addition, the school has an intramural sports program consisting of American flag football, basketball, and volleyball.

[27] The Choral Union and Festival Singers have also performed in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.

[27] In 2009, the Festival Singers went to Spain to perform in numerous cathedrals in cities such as Sevilla, Madrid, Toledo, Escorial, and Segovia.

In February 2013, the Festival Singers traveled to Italy, where they toured and performed in the cities of Florence, Siena, Rome, and Pompeii, with a visit to the Vatican City where they performed in the final public audience of Pope Benedict XVI[28] and sang a mass at St. Peter's Basilica.

In 2015, the Festival Singers traveled to Ireland, where they toured Armagh, Downpatrick, Galway, Connemara, Bunratty, Cashel, and Dublin.

[27] Many school Choristers have gone on to professional performing and music education careers that include Broadway and University Professors.

[29][30] In addition to the radio training program, the department offers multi-year courses in choral and instrumental music, drama, stagecraft, ballet, and television production.

[30] The piano department has a lab consisting of 19 full-size instruments, including Yamaha Clavinovas, and Rolands, as well as three 64-key Wurlitzer keyboards.

The Baton Rouge High Parent Faculty Club lead the way for safe storage of memorabilia items during renovations.

[citation needed] BETA, Mu Alpha Theta, ICA, Hi-Y/Tri-Hi-Y, Frisbee, and Habitat for Humanity are the largest clubs at the school.

Seniors traditionally wear completely outrageous costumes, including capes, Mitres, wigs, pom-poms, and matching shirts.

In 1995, former principal Lois Anne R. Sumrall, with the assistance of Dane D’Armond, ’66 founded the Baton Rouge High School Alumni Association.